My light sensor has not worked i believe since i purchased my phone so i am in the need for help to activate the capacitive light buttons permanently somehow or fix my light sensor xD.
Any help appreciated.
Solved my problem, seems i have a horrid sensor... bit of tin cover the sensor and its always on now YAY! been trying to solve this problem for agessssss.
send it off to HTC
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do any of you guys experience the issue where the capacitive buttons dont light up when theyre supposed to ? which is almost.... always ?
one really annoying thing for me :|
Yes, you're not the only one to have this but It's very intermittent for me.
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In my brief time with the DS, the buttons lit up just once. In anything other than full light, they were useless.
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well tbh i dont have DS ...yet. im thinking if i should buy this or incredible S :| had optimus 2x in mind.... but its got issues lol.
any1 tried to play dungeon defenders on this phone ? if so ,does it work smoothly enough ? and btw, hows the loudspeaker ? good quality or still crappy -.- ?
My experience is that buttons backlighting simply doesn't work. Sometimes they light up (no matter if environment is dark or bright) but most of the time they don't. Completely sporadic behavior. Makes it difficult to use device in the dark. Engadget has highlighted this problem in their review of Desire S http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/10/htc-desire-s-review/
hm... looks like it works for me okay
Swapped the DS for an Incredible S, backlit buttons work perfectly. So suspect DS software issue?
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I haven't noticed any problems either, they are lit when they are supposed to.
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No problems here
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Works fine here.
Seems ok here.
Very bizarre - got rid of the DS after a day mostly for the wifi issue, but to a degree also because I could not see the buttons in anything other than full light! They literally came on once and that was when I connected it with my PC.
How can that be so when other folks don't have that issue. Different software versions?
Everything ok here.
DS S-OFF with superuser and BusyBox installed. (ROOT)
Maybe a hard reset would had helped.
There are well reported software issues with the buttons, basically the phone detects the background ambient light levels and decides whether our not to light up the buttons
Sometimes in a dark room the presence of a bright light source such as a window or a bright Tv stop them from lighting
unfortunately there us nothing we can do.
Although considering that the buttons don't change positions I always know where they are and which one is which so I can't see what the real problem is?
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Ive had to get used to guessing where the buttons are as well.
As an aside you can force them on by putting your thumb over the front camera.
Not a solution but useful when your stuck.
Gordon
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As an aside you can force them on by putting your thumb over the front camera.
Gordon
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Covering front camera doesn't help in my case IE buttons don't light up.
if you cover sensors on the top left of the screen (one cm to the left from HTC logo) the light should turn on after 2-3 seconds.
Its not the front camera that performs the light sensing it's another sensor thats located on the front face of the phone just to the left of the word hTC under the glass.
you can test this by covering the top left of your phone with your left finger/thumb and after 2-3 seconds the buttons should light up.
edit: sorry just realised that I said same as post above.
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funny htc with all their adjustments ...
Haven't had any probe.. work on light sensor,so if there's light shining on phone then won't work,if in dim lit room then they light up..
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Got a brand new DS couple of days back and....right from opening the box..the first call..proximity sensor is playing up. Most times i have to pull out the battery to end the call.
Tried the following with no result
1) Installed DHD Proximity re-calibrator
2) Factory reset
3) Installed Vitrous Unity 1.27
4) Back to factory rom, blew hard between ear piece and sensors
5) Removed screen protector and tested
I have S- Off and really dont want to go through the pain of visiting HTC. Would greatly appreciate some help here ...as always !
did you press the back button in between the call?
this has happened to me on stock rom only if i press the back button during the call
i haven't tried it on LBC rom yet
sujitht said:
Got a brand new DS couple of days back and....right from opening the box..the first call..proximity sensor is playing up. Most times i have to pull out the battery to end the call.
Tried the following with no result
1) Installed DHD Proximity re-calibrator
2) Factory reset
3) Installed Vitrous Unity 1.27
4) Back to factory rom, blew hard between ear piece and sensors
5) Removed screen protector and tested
I have S- Off and really dont want to go through the pain of visiting HTC. Would greatly appreciate some help here ...as always !
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I noticed that only half the proximity sensor is visible, the other half is covered by what appears like black plastic part. Is this how it is supposed to be?
My proximity sensor is completely visible.
No..i haven't pressed the back button.
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My proximity sensor is completely visible.
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Is it the left sensor of the two sensors?
I have exactly the same problem. The issue seems to be that Desire S proximity sensor active distance is 9cm, when on my older Desire ir is only 1cm.
When working with some Proximity sensor tools, I have discovered, that you need to put your phone like 25cm (have no idea, how many inches) away from any obstacle in 30degree radius. If that is followed, I haven't been able to recreate a battery pull ocasion of sensor failure. However in real life talking, it is impossible to guarantee.
That there must be some sensor configuration possibilities, so that we could decrease sensibility to minimum distance. Such change should solve this sensor bug, as it would be normal operation distance.
Maybe some dev knows, how to play with proximity sensor?
Yeah, I have had this problem a long time with this phone didn't happen that much at first then it became more and more apparent.
Found the problem and solution, it lies with the screen protector, yes it might be transparent but the sensor detects it. Using a sensor testing app from the market it suggested the sensor was covered almost all the time.
So the solution was replace the protector with new one but cut an arc at the top just big enough around the sensor at the top left, easy fix now in call screen is more responsive.
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Totaly plausable question,but where is the sensor?
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Totaly plausable question,but where is the sensor?
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Top left of the screen in opposite place to led, if you tily screen under light you should see the sensor reflect back at you
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Thanks will adapt my screen protector
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Proximity sensor
I've been having the same issue. I gave my DS to the HTC workshop and they said it was faulty hardware. They will be replacing the system board since the sensor is soldered to it (under waranty).
Before sending it in, I tried a few roms and hacks but it was never resolved. I recommend you visit your local HTC warranty center.
I have the same problem with the proximity. I installed an app called Anyunlock which seems to have solved the problem. It seems to be able to wake it when the screen turns off after a call. The app allows you to unlock with the volume key and replaces the lock screen with its own. I hope this keeps working
Soft keys work but do not light up. Iam on stock TMobile ICS
Did you try to reset the device? Its worth a try to see if it might help fix this problem.
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Soft keys work but do not light up. Iam on stock TMobile ICS
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Hmm.. Were there any recent software changes to the device?
Get Z-device test on your phone and test the light sensor on the phone by holding it near a bright lamp or sunlight and then covering it with your finger.
The light sensor is located at behind the black strip towards the top of the screen to the left of the HTC logo.
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Hmm.. Were there any recent software changes to the device?
Get Z-device test on your phone and test the light sensor on the phone by holding it near a bright lamp or sunlight and then covering it with your finger.
The light sensor is located at behind the black strip towards the top of the screen to the left of the HTC logo.
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Im having the same problem. Since i rooted the device the backlights do not work but the soft keys themselves do. The light sensor appears to be working. It was at 100% under a strong light and when i covered it with my finger it dropped to 2%
Had the same problem, go to brightness settings change it to automatic, the lights go on, then back to manual and leave a bit below the maximum, the lights stay on and now works.
I found a software solution for this problem
Hello. My soft keys (T-mob Sensation 4G, stock ROM, ICS) would not light under *any* circumstances and I have tried everything suggested here and elsewhere after scouring the Internet and finally happened upon a thread that mentioned this guy's utility.
Now happily soft-keying in the dark and the app has endured several battery-pulls and restarts without a hitch.
HTH someone else. Cheers.
Is anyones at&t htc one X capacitive lights calibration seem to be off. I've noticed must of the time they stay on. Even under bright florescent lights at work. They only go off pretty much in direct sunlight. Or if I hold the phone up to the light. And before anybody asks I do not have a case blocking the light sensor. It does react to my finger when I place over it.
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I think that's somewhat normal for this device, which is why there's a mod in the dev section that you can flash (assuming you're rooted/bl-unlocked) that will either disable them entirely, or dim them to an acceptable level.
Use the app adjbrightness in the app market and you can fore them to be off all the time
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Yup, I think that's just how its calibrated. I've noticed the buttons lit when there is plenty of light. And there have been a few times where the room lighting was very dim, and the buttons were not lit, when it would have been useful for them to be.
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Yup, I think that's just how its calibrated. I've noticed the buttons lit when there is plenty of light. And there have been a few times where the room lighting was very dim, and the buttons were not lit, when it would have been useful for them to be.
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Well thanks everyone for the replies. I guess that's just how they work. I will try one of the apps out too and see. I appreciate the input.
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Yesterday i bought HTC explorer and a made a call from it . When call was connected :, i turned off my display using power button and saw a strange led light (very low and red colored near proximity sensor) . In just wondering what kind of led that was ; notification light or a hardware defect ???
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Not sure what it was you saw, but there is no notification LED on the Explorer (sadly).
the glowing thing was your proximity sensor...
yea that was surely your proximity sensor and what you thinking as proximity sensor was the other light sensor of course
Try calling with ur screen off and may u see little red light .
Regards
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That is the proximity sensor that is glowing.......the other sensor is the ambient light sensor.....
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Blue3125 said:
Yesterday i bought HTC explorer and a made a call from it . When call was connected :, i turned off my display using power button and saw a strange led light (very low and red colored near proximity sensor) . In just wondering what kind of led that was ; notification light or a hardware defect ???
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Yes man its proximity sensor its help the phone to identify that U keeping Ur phone close to Ur ear or not .if u keep it closer to Ur ear it will automatically switch of the screen light.. its working even in many voice call application also man.
U stated the its near proximity sensor but its near ambient light sensor...
Ambient light sensor will help u to adjust the screen brightness automatically based the light intensity in Ur surrounding...
Proximity sensor will use some kind of light emission which will reflected by any obstacle (Ur face or anything) then it will reach the sensor once again this will help the device find that Ur keeping Ur phone nearer...
I got it . Is the proximity sensor which shows low red light on upper right corner. You can try this app (pocket sensor) and turn it on , you too will be able to see that light.
Thanks
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